A Japanese pharmaceutical firm will begin therapeutic testing of a drug it hopes will slow the decline in quality of life for some people with Down syndrome as they age. The firm said Monday it will begin trial tests of its Aricept donepezil hydrochloride ...

Again, America is witnessing an international crisis, this time the earthquake-tsunami aftermath in Japan. As we have seen so many times in recent years — especially after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans (2005) — our nation’s leaders appear to grow wiser by reaction rather ...